RTX 5090 cards may have problem with uneven power distribution on 12VHWPR cables Roman “Der8auer” Hartung quickly reached out to the person who revealed the first melted RTX 5090 Founders Edition card this weekend. As it turns out, this person lives close to Roman, allowing them to have a long conversation about what happened. The […]
Article is a summary of der8auer’s video. Measurements show 22A/260 watts – nearly half of the card’s power draw – going through a single wire heating it up to 150 °C in an open-air test bench.
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